Robert Tessier
Robert Tessier ( born June 2, 1934 in Lowell, Massachusetts, † October 11, 1990 ) was an American actor and stuntman.
Life
Tessier served in the Korean War as a paratrooper. He was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.
His skills as a motorcyclist brought him his first role in 1967 in the film Hell's Angels, directed by Tom Laughlin. Tessier then played in the television series Magnum, Starsky & Hutch, Vegas, Spenser, Sledge Hammer! or The Fall Guy cases. Repeatedly, he took over the role of the villain in his movies and series.
Tessier died in 1990 from the effects of cancer. He left behind his wife Diana Ivarson and one son and five children from a previous marriage.